Archive of July 2013 - Antique Grandfather Clocks

When grandfather clocks first came into being, they had movements which would last for varying lengths of time, eg. Thiry hours, Eight days, One month, Three months etc. As the clocks with longer duration were very expensive, most people settled for a Thirty hour or Eight day clock. Eight day clocks were still more expensive and […]

Before the middle of the 18th century, although there was some specialisation and division of labour, most grandfather clock makers would cast their own brass parts, forge the ironwork, cast the bells and cut their own wheels and pinions as well as finishing the parts by hand filing, drilling, turning and polishing and finally assembling […]